Food supplements: Secrets of successful regulatory strategies in Europe, Asia and Latin America
Date: 13 October 2011
Address: Bloom Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 218 14 70
Fax: + 32 2 219 73 42
Email: workshop@eas.eu
Website: www.eas.eu
Price: €780.00
Programme
08.45-09.15 Registration
09.15-09.45 Introduction to the increasingly global regulatory arena for food supplements
An introduction to the global regulatory and policy trends in food supplements, including an overview of the biggest opportunities and challenges for both the industry and governments.
09.45-10.45 EUROPE: Successfully navigating the challenges of the key EU regulations
While food legislation is largely harmonised across the European Union, some areas still operate according to national laws, resulting in possible unforeseen complexities for food companies. Participants will be guided through this regulatory maze of harmonised and non-harmonised rules and given tips on the main regulatory areas to be aware of when marketing nutritional products in Europe:
- Maximum levels of vitamins and minerals
- Other ingredients, including botanicals
- Novel foods
10.45-11.15 Question and Answer Session
11.15-11.45 COFFEE BREAK
11.45-12:30 EUROPE: practical impact of the EU claims regulation for product marketing
Due to the huge impact the EU claims regulation will have on marketing products in the EU, EAS experts will cover the challenges and opportunities of this regulation in detail, explaining the practical implications for companies looking to launch products in the EU. They will give insight into various aspects of the regulation, including:
- Final steps towards the Article 13.1 "Union list" of permitted generic claims in the EU
- The European Commission's latest policy on botanical claims and the grey list of "insufficient claims" (e.g. probiotics)
- Strategies on how to best tackle transition periods, benefit from the use of approved claims and find alternative ways of making claims
- Status of EFSA Article 14/13.5 dossier opinions and their final Commission’s decision outcome (permitted/prohibited claims Register)
12.30-13.00 Question and Answer Session
13.00-14.30 LUNCH
14.30-15.15 ASIA: Towards harmonised food supplements rules in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
A common stumbling point for companies is the diverse national regulations across Asia for putting products onto the markets. Participants will be given an overview of the developments towards food supplement harmonisation within the 10 member countries of ASEAN, including:
- Common regulation already existing within the group
- Regulations under discussion
- Regulatory trends within the region to be aware of
14.45-15.15 Question and Answer Session
15.15-16.00 Latin America: maximizing opportunities in the top emerging markets
With Latin American countries rapidly growing their food supplement market and their influence in Codex Alimentarius discussions, understanding and exploring regulatory trends in this region are a must. EAS experts will cover the regulatory developments in the fastest growing markets in the region, and explain how these will shape the future for placing food supplements on the market in Latin America:
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Venezuela
16.00-16.15 Question and Answer Session
16.15-16.30 Conclusions
16.30 END OF WORKSHOP
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